Petrol price was today hiked by Rs 0.17 a litre and diesel by Rs 0.21 as public sector oil marketing companies (PSU OMCs) passed on the spike witnessed in international crude oil prices on consumers. Global crude oil prices have risen over the past few months, to trade near 2014 highs.

In the global commodities markets, Brent for July 2018 settlement was down 21 cents at $76.91 a barrel. The contract had fallen 35 cents, or 0.45% to settle at $77.12 a barrel during the previous trading session.